Computer Upsaio

Upsaio is a Korean word that means missing or something is not working. For example when I can't find my phone, I have to tell my host mother that my phone is upsaio, and she understands that I am looking for it. If we do not have any more paper towels in the kitchen, I will say that the tissues are upsaio. Right now my computer is UPSAIO. My faithful friend that got me through college an helped me to complete my thesis has finally gone to her final resting place. My computer has crashed and I am currently working to recover my data and research the best options I have to buy a new one. I am sharing this because I do not have much computer time and therefore I have not posted any blogs this week. : (

Last weekend I visited a local museum and had the opportunity to dress up in traditional Korean clothing. The pictures are still on my camera because of my computer crash, but I will post them asap. My family also took me to a food expo in Cheonan. It was called the Well Being Expo and I was put into a foreigner line and had my temperature taken so that I would not "contaminate" the festival.

This week has been filled with many random little occurrences, such as seeing my first English movie. Last night my host father had an impromptu party at our house and two of my American friends attended. We ate lobster soup, spoken Konglish and enjoy some drinks together. It was a wonderful opportunity for my host family to meet some of my friends and for my friends to get to know my family.

I will post more when I get my new computer up and running.

: )